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Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23
SUBURBAN NOTES.

ANDOvER, Kan, Dec. 81.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
We thought it time to let the world
know that we still Live, move and have
our being We are glad that the Wich-
ita Oil & Gas company have found gas
in well No ?, for the above well is only
about two miles from our little city and
while it will do great things for Wichita,
we also know that it will be a big thing
for our town. Twenty-siX feet of num-
Der one dry salt has also been found in
the well at depth Of three hundred feet.
which will be another help for Andover,
as well as Wichita.
Representatives of a large eastern
pressed brick concern were here last
we elk. and after prospecting for several
days they concluded that they had struck
if rich enough and would establish a
plant on the farm of V. Gilmore, Just
north of town.
E. A. Biggart is building large feed
mill on the north side of town, which
will be quite "a convenience for our
farmers.
B. B. Ramsey has commenced the
erection Of large dwelling house in the
northwest part of town.
a. J.. Dilling has opened new grocery
store. There will be a Christmas tree at
the NJ. f. Church on Christmas eve.
Quarterly meeting Sunday morning and
two members of the choir united in
marriage in the evening in the presence
Of the congregation. We wish our
friends much Joy and a long and happy
life
Our business men say that business is
excellent for this season of the year.
Owing no doubt to the large corn and
hog crop this year. We never fail on
corn and hogs: we always harvest good
crop of both Real estate has also been
quite good: about $50 lots have changed
hands during the last few months at fair
prices If any of your readers wish to
invest in a good, lively city where there..is
No. soil. splendid soft water, good
schools, churches and society, where we
get the great daily EAGLE every morn
ing Let them come to Andover or let
them write to J. NJ Hudson. secretary
Andover Town Co.. who will sell them
fine residence lots in one of the health
lest towns in Kansas and within twenty
five minutes ride of Wichita. for from
,sl5 to $50 per lot that will sell for 800
in less than year.
While we all know that Wichita is the
great commercial and manufacturing
city of Kansas and of the southwest.
vet we think it is right for us to do all
we can to build up our own little nelgh-
boring cities, and by so doing we help
ourselves, our neighbors, and also the
great wholesale city of Wichita. We
hope that soon Wichita will reach out TO
us and then we will change our name to
East Wichita. but for the present we
would like to see every person in our
town. and every farmer in our commu-
nifty doing all they can for the good of
our good town. ANDovER.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

"Randolph'' writes from Washington
to the Philadelphia Times that the pres
ident has been impressing upon congress
men. as he has had opportunity, his de-
sire that no time should be lost in get
ting down to business. He wants to
have tariff reduction bill reported i'm
mediately after the holiday recess, and
says he can see no good reason why it
should not be passed within thirty days
thereafter He also tells congressman
that the ought to make quick work of
the appropriation bills and be ready to
adjourn and go home by June |. 1t
must be admitted that SO far congress-
men of his own party are not so impress
sible as their professions of concern for
the welfare of the dear people would
seem to indicate. When they are ap-
preached with the admonition of ''to
work they answer with "a little more
folding of the arms.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Major Charles Smith, of Atlanta. Ga.
better known as Bill Arp. the southern
humoriSt and well informed ntelli-
gent gentleman. in conversation with a
friend short time ago upon the tariff
question. the presidents message being
the text of the conversation. gave "A bit
of his own practical experience of the
effects of our present tariff system upon
farming operations: and it may be stated
that his experience Is the same as that of
thousands OF others similarly situated
throughout the country. You know |
was an old-fashioned Democrat" said
Bill. brought up to believe in free trade
and sailors rights. am one now: but
something has happened. own a little
farm near CarterSville | used to gather
my corn and sell ii in Atlanta for what
ever they would give me- | had some
pasture land for my stock and | raised
wheat. vegetables and fruit in a small
way. W hat we could not consume was
wasted. When the tariff went into op-
GRAFTON old Joe Brown started some iron
developments near by, and the Carriers
vile station became quite village. The
day before left home | sold seventeen
oads of hay. Buyers didn't bargain
for it. but came and took all |
could spare at my own prices
| haven't sold bushel Of corn in several
years. Those fellows come ana buv il
by the dozen for roasting ears Its so
with everything that grows ON nly land.
| cannot raise rs much Is they want.
l m in favor of the thing that did 1t, so
I'm protectioaist,
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The sheep men of the United States
continue to protest against the position
of the president on the wool tariff. The
latest organization of sheep men to be
heard from is the Merino Sheep Register
association, which met at Jackson. Mich.
"Wednesday. The association claims that
further reduction of the tariff on wool
would kill the sheep industry entirely,
and it points out the fact that the tariff
reduction of 1888 did the industry meal
culable damage
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23
THE HISTORY OF SUGAR.

The duty of sugar is a prominent fea-
ture of the present tariff discussion. In
this connection it is interesting to re-
member that it is only about 200 years
ago that sugar was the rarest and dearest
of luxuries. Before that people sweeten-
ed their food with honey or sweet vege-
tables: their drink was sweetenedlwith
matted barley or with the juice of sweet
fruits. As soon as the West Indies were
fairly settled they had practically almost
a monopoly of sugar growing. AT first
the juice Of the cane was boiled down
into sort of : yrup.
One day, it is said. careless boiler up
set the pot, and it was noticed that
where the syrup had fallen on the white
wood ashes crystalization was the result.
From this. some one studied the process
of substituting lime from wood ashes.
CrystaltZation Is impossible in cane
iuice on account of the acid inherent in
1t, but as soon as the acid is
neutralized by a suitable alkali it readily
crystalizes. Till late in the present cen
tury this simple process was the only one
employed in sugar making.
1t was Napoleon who gave a lasting
impulse to the beet sugar industry by
determining to render France self-sup-
porting in everything, at the time when
he determined to shut English products
from the continent.
In 1921 there was imported into this
country 1885,. .S95 worth of sugar: in
1881, 81. 931 .S24: in 1S41. 1902 ZAP: in 1851,
$13.4,S, aO9; in 1861, $21.S22, ,6S22:: in 1871.
$61 .324, ,362: in 1881, $S1 ,354, 500: in 1882,
$50. 099, 407; in 1888, $S4, 119.443 in 1894,
SOS. 2S3, $50, in 1885, $72 ,539, ,657 in 1886,
$50. a91. 10. In 1885 out of total con-
sumption of 1,091 ,445 tons of sugar in
this country there WIS 100, ,s76 tons of
domestic production. In the same year
of total consumption of Al 1863, DAB gal
Ions of moIasses. 14,653,60 was pro-
duced in this country.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

At the recent meeting of the State
Grange of Missouri Patrons of Husband
ry the following resolution in support of
protection was adopted:
Resolved. By the State Grange of Mis-
souri,, that its members are instructed to
vote for no candidate, as legislator, con
gressman or senator. who is not pledged to
protect the agricultural industries of the
state and is opposed to policy of free
trade under existing circumstances, where
by the labor of this country is compelled
to compete with the world.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The imprisonment of lady for viola
ton of an election law is anything but a
pleasing spectacle and one not calculated
to render the question of woman suffrage
more popular than it is at present.
Nevertheless such an occurrence actually
took place in New York state. according
to the New York Star. That paper states:
Miss Lucy Barber of Alfred Centre,
who was sentenced to twenty-four hours
imprisonment for having voted on cleo
ton day, has decided to submit to her
punishment without further appeal. The
ladies who voted with her promised to
share the expenses of her appeal. and
then failed to do SO. Her only chance of
consolation is, when she gets out of jail
to make it hot for the lawyer who adj
vised her to vote"
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Don. NJ. Dickinson, according to all
Democratic estimates. is the one Demo-
Graf above all others to fill the position
of postmaster general. If he can reduce
the workings of the department to a
science as did Thomas l.. James during
the short Garfield administration, then.
indeed. will the people have some faith
in his ability. and Wichita and other
Kansas towns who have outgrown their
swaddling clothes may expect better
postal accommodations.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

What circumstance, That the sec
rotary of the navy should send out upon
the high sea to warn vessels of the dan
ger of being wrecked by collision with a
runaway raft of saw logs and to corral
the truant raft. the identical vessel over
the acceptance of which he caused the
wreck of its builder Whitney's con-
science must be like punctured bladder.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The war scare in Europe is still on,
military councils are the order of the day
at Vienna, the European stock markets
have the ague, and the European news
papers are making their readers flesh
creep. But Mr.. Smalley is confident
there won't be war next spring-unless,
indeed, Bismarck is convinced it will be
for Germany's interest, all things consid-
cred, to have one. a conviction of that
sort in the mind of the iron chancellor
would, as Mr.. Smalley admits, put anew
aspect on affairs.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Pennsylvania and California wool
growers add their protests to the mighty
volume of disapproval of the proposed
destruction of that industry in this coun-
try as advocated by the president in his
revenue revolution policy. The fabric OF
such protests when fully unfolded will
be found to cover the entire country. and
it will be woven so closely as to smother
every adverse effort.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

A correspondent to the Kansas City
Journal says "a machine has been in
vented and built by an American which
reels silk from a cocoon automatically
more accurately and skillfully than Ii
has ever been reeled by hand by any
trained oriental
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The Kinsley Mercury's announcement
that it was done booming its town seems
to have been greatly misunderstood. The
idea it meant to convey in the announce
ment mentioned. it says. was that kins-
ley does not need any more booming
through the press. Glad to know it.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The blizzard of this week seems to
have been pretty general, extending
from Dakota to the West Indies and
from the Rocky mountains to the Allan
tic. In several localities it partook OF
the character of cyclone and was very
destructive to life and property.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Senator Plumb came near causing the
Democratic reformers in the senate to
have convulsions when he yanked the
covering off of their pretended Solicitude
for the public veal, and yet want to frit-
ter away near two weeks of valuable
time in holiday revelries. That's just
lilo practon
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The conviction of Wong All Hung, who
has been proven guilty of the infamous
traffic in Chinese girls and women, is the
most commendable piece of justice trans
acted in the San Francisco courts for
some time. 1t ought to be followed up
until the business ceases and this blot
brought to the Pacific coast by the Chi
naSe is removed
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The statement in the report of Post
master General Villas that wise economy
NAV soon admit Of reduction of letter
postage to one cent has revived discus
sion of reform, the arguments in ia
vor OF which are familiar to readers Of
the EAGLE. We see no good reason why
the change should not be made by the
present congress at this winters session.
Any temporary deficiency i'll revenue
that may result can be met by small
portion of the existing surplus. There
is no excuse whatever for poStponing
this necessary and beneficent measure.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Apropos of the birthday of the great
poet. Jno. G. Whittier, which occurred
on November II, the following bit of po-
etical history will be read with a Telish
by the admirers of the two
distinguished gentlemen named ::
In September, 1914, Mr. Whit
tier wrote to Henry w Longfellow,
urging him to accept the nomination for
congress. which Mr.. Whittier had the
disposal Of ''Our friends, he wrote.
think they could throw thee thousand
more votes than for any other man. )"
Mr.. Longfellow said, No, but there was
Whittier going around with states IN MS
pocket just as the boys do now.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Coming from Democratic source the
remark of Puck that ''the weaker vessels
are to be found in the United States
navy" is an equivocal compliment.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Grant county claims a closer coTnpii-
ance with the timber culture laws than
any other county in the state. and says
the farmers are making Large purchase
Of fruit tres.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

They say that when United States
marshal wants to catch moonshlner
down in Kentcky he organizes his posse
and starts them out ON still hunt.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Kansas will send solid Cleveland dele,
cation to Il e next DemocI attic national
convention Abilene Gazette.
Very likely; but that is the only place
where Kansas votes will do him any
good.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Wichita is now designated as the, focal
gem of the diadem, by Bill Hutch.-El
Dorado Republican.
He is another Bill and another Hutch
altogether; is chairman of the Republican
county central committee, and no rela-
ton to cur old quandam newspaper
friend
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

Another Irish landlord. the marquis
of Ely. has set good example. When
his Wexford tenants a while ago asked
him for a reduction of - per cent. their
petition was rejected and fifty of them
were evicted. Last week ne suddenly
decided TO run over to Ireland and look
into matters himself. His first step on
arriving at Lotus hall was TO ask the
Catholic parish priest to dinner and have
long talk with him. Then. with the
priest as guide. he made the rounds Of
the farms. On his return he gave 80
per cent reduction all around. ordered
the restoration of the dismantled cabins
at his own expense and the readmission
of the evicted families and directed his
agent to igive time TO all tenants need
ing il in the future.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

There's going to be more fun of a
political kind in Kansas next year than
has ever been enjoyed in the west. The
Topeka Democrat picks up the gauntlet
thrown down by the Click syndicate. in
the purchase of the Abilene Gazette, and
squares itself for action. The Democrat
makes the double loaded announcement
that early in the New Year il viii be
issued as morning and evening paper.
This means war to the knife and knife 10
the hilt Let the performance proceed.
Wichita eagle., 1887-12-23

The policy of the new French minis
try, as announced by NJ. Tirard, is one of
peace with foreign powers, and devotion
to the development of the material in
terests of the country. 1t is in harmony
with the declarations of President Car
nots message. 1t remains to be seen
whether such a policy will suit the
present excited temper of the public
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-05


thing awful Int Il was co oyssp1ed at Tho:
same time E9tth the reflect ION that il
would soosshe over. Halaarl hour be.
tore s.lnrisa-I was brough 6ssDut and es,
corted to the gallows.
4 ! rema.aber right thars was about
half a company of infantry on the
ground. Only a few soldiers in camn
were err oua.sss witness thes dings.
They Add graciously provided NE
with spsaifnal consolatian in the pres
ence OF 81 chaplain, bus though The
good man talked to ma .for 90 min,
utes, ! Gid not near onAxord in 2Oshe
uttereda was all ther time wonder,
ing how long before it would be over,
and every minute Of delay made me-
lmpaxlsnt. When thertime came.Afor
me taimount the sea fold ] was really
glad ni it. There wask nothing in.tbs
sightloit the dangling nope to chilla me.
q took my place on The trap, the chap.
lalHa uttered q prayer, and then,
soldsan quickly tieda my elbowa- and
ansles and pulled saa cap over i. my
bead. 1t was a matter of seconds
naas,, and said tosmyself: .sItsscom.
aagsnaw;; good-by 10 all. 1t Will, soon
bR, over. " They had to cut a.,rope
underneath to. sraing the trap. NV
sense of hearing vas so acuts that /
located the maasNho stood with an
AK ready to do the service ass a given
Signal. and heard him Whisper to-
himself: wig, in. Gods name do !,
they keep the man SO, lo9g in sus-
pence?' Then,I began to count one,
two, three, and so on, and bad got up.
DO nine. when 3 heard a Shouting not
! Sar away ard mingled Aith it the
sounds OF horses coming at: gallop.
Don't cut that rope, commando "a.
the officer il charge and l.said to N.Y..
self: "Somathing has gone wrong and.
there will be q further delay. Perhaps
am to betshot. That would be an
easier way to die" here was some
loud talk. around me-. Two or bhree
people csame up hela3der to the, plat
form, ana directly q hand pulled the
cap off my head, andaa voice said:
Captain, there lsSsome terrible mis-,
take here. This is, oberts, ore of my
scouts"
"Bnt you did not know him last
nighs."
~ know him now. and yen will re,
lease him ut once"
vt was General As he awoke
fsom his drunken sleep at an early
aour a dim remembrance of the mes
sage crept inso. his mind, and he rolled
out OF bed and found she inquiry sent
by the couat-martial. He could not
remember what word he sent in reply
but he jumped into his clothes and
then into the saddle, and he came lust
IN time to prevent q military murder.
What was the effect OF this close call?
Wsll, ! went to the hospital for two
weeks with q fever, and it was full
month beforeI was positively certain Of
my identity.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-05
An Anarchist Sent to State Prison.

oscar Neebe, the only one of the con-
saemned anarchists whose life is spared was
taken to Joliet prison, he was suddenly
carried away without being given chance
to bid his friends farewell At 8 o'clCck
Monday evening the 26th inst, a couple
driven by deputy sheriff stopped in the
shadow OF the criminal court
building, and Deputy Sheriffs Gleason.
spears and Hubbard alighted md
went into jail Ben Price, the jail clerk
unlocked the inner DOORS and followed hv
'Gieason and Spears, tramped up the iron
stairway to the second gallery where the
condemned anarchist are. Neebe's cell
door was unlocked, and Spears told
nlm ne wanted to talk with him
IN the Jail office. The party then Went
quietly down stairs put. aboard for a,
carriage, and whisked aboard the train for
d o1let and was at once hurried to the pris
on. tls stated that the sheriff had thought
pes pesC 10 nave Neebe taken to Joliet secretly
1or lear OF an outbreak and AN ATTEMPT to
rescue. ..
Said the wife OF Capt. Black the anarch.
sst to a reporter: II these men are haneel ed
their wives will kill their children
and then commit suicide N;na
Van Zands has frequently assured me that
Al her husband. August Spies, goes to the
sscaffold she will die by her own hand at
the same hour. The other women tell me
The same thing. To lot the men live will
not result so disastrously as some peop!e
pretend to believe, but il thev are ban.ed
'Urlnnell, Bonfeld and Judge Gary are not
sale AS Citizen Train says, "There will be
sAeol to pay" Workingmen rega rd the con
uenned men as hostages, and ii thew don,t
ee5 them back there will be serious trouble.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-05
Bandits in the Yel1swstone,~

Chicago Special TO New York World:
During the recent trip to Yellowstone
Park OF Elliott Shepard Of New York and
family in special train, q bold sch ene
was concoeted by a party OF outlaws to
steal Mr. Shepard's youngest child and de-
mand a large sum OF m oney for its ran.
som. The story, as told by 81 gentleman
in this city who received it from
the conductor OF Mr.. .Shepard'ss train.
that the outlaws were organized and ready
to waylay the train at a lonely spot and
abduct the chjld. The plot bysome means
leaked out and came to the knowledge OF
an officer OF She Third United States cav.
airy, who told it to Mr.. Shepard. AS a
consequence a detachment OF the troops
accompanied the Shepard party until they
lett the confines OF danger and emerged in
to civilization.
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-05
The Socialists Will Abandon Force

Chicago socialist leader is reported as
making the following statement regarding
the situation. - SS'''s .
!he lnternationalists, under the leader
snip OF Burnet G. Haskell OF Denver, form
erly OF San Francisco, havefor years steadi.
ay opposed allthe work and methods OF
the Socialist Labor party. They held that
the only method by which the present So
'clai system could be overthrown was by
lorce. i:r Their greatest strength is on the Pa.
tclhc coast and inDenver. and they are Ameri.
cans al,nostto u man. The Socialist Labor
party is organized for the purpose OF bring.
sns about socialism, but by different
methods from those advocated by Haskell
*and ms followers. Their plan is educa tion.
and political action. The first thing that
will be done will be to establish - frat.
class English d;,ily paper irs,s,ery la roa
CITY in the United States Tsp<e paners "a
witi form q press association 4eir own
! Oar plan OF campaign from, ~, IN will he
education. Tae money e las been
spent inthe past on pulitic ~ .er this he
devoted to scholastic iite e. All talk
,of revolution will be stopped. The ma.
.lonty OF US recognize the fact that revoln.
'tions can not be made to order, but are al
growth s5
New Ulm weekly review., 1887-10-05
What a Bright American Thinks Of Things
Abroad,

Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew OF New York
has just returned from Europe Applying
the journalistic pump, he was induced to
say, how am I?' he said, in response to
the first question. We'll, now, I have been
in England so long have caught some of
their expressions, SO that ca n answer that
l went abroad in beastly good health and
have returned in even better health.''
Yes, I've had a glorious trip but, really,
I am glad to get back again. An American
only and truly appreciates his own coun-
Try alter he has been abroad for a time.
After he has been once he never looks for
anything that is less than 500 years old.
Every thin: else we have here il ever 40
much better than they have there, but in
old things they excel us. They are away be-
hind us IN everything but age. Why, look
ihey are not newspapers at all. They
don't know what news is over there. Why,
do you know that Blaine, Simon Cameron.
Gov. Alger, Gen. Hawley and Murat Hal
stead were all in London at the same time
and not newspaper in London knew
OF it. and with the exception OF
Mr.; Blaine, they did not know who the
stone, Lord Salisbury, Harrington and
Parnell coming over here and the news.
papers taking no note of them" eE
Mr. Depew said he had not the pleasure
OF meeting Mr.. Gladstone this trip. He
was invited to a dinner on purpose to
meet him. but the old statesman was tax.
'en i'll and could not come.
Talking OF the prospect Of war between
France and Germany Mr.. Depew sal! that
both countries were as fully euuipped for
war as they could be, and fighting spirit
had not only seized the soldiers but even
the masses OF the people, who were backing
up the soldiers.